Essentially, Amazon is saying: thanks for the technology, Google. We will now take your ideas, run with them, and use them to create our own protected ecosystem.

How long until Google starts fighting back? And what will happen when they do? Tech Crunch has a few thoughts:

Do they stick to the “open” nonsense? Or do they start locking stuff down (even more) when they realize that Amazon is commandeering their own platform? What if Amazon strikes a deal with Microsoft to put Bing on their Amazon tablets? What if the ads are handled by someone else whose name doesn’t end in “oogle”? It could be bad news for the search giant.

Google has succeeded in building a massive platform that doesn’t fully rely on them. That’s awesome on paper. But it can work both ways. If others start to realize that they don’t need Google, what does Google do? Just sit there and take it?

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Well, it's been exactly three months since this inflammatory article was written and I haven't seen any evidence yet of Google throwing a hissy fit over a little competition from Amazon. And do you know why that is? Amazon's Appstore has proven over time to be rather unfriendly to both developers and customers alike by assuming the role of the dictatorial middleman in all market transactions. Furthermore, as evidenced by the recent Motorola acquisition, Google clearly thinks it can do better.

Oh, and Steven, next time provide a link to your sources when you quote them.

It's true that Amazon sells eBooks in a format that can only be read with a Kindle App. But are the other vendors doing much better? Personally, I do not have much experience here.

This article is suggesting that Amazon will try to sell "Google free" tablets. And that this could lead to a closure of the platform from Googles side. 100% speculative, if you ask me, and most probably wrong.